Help im stumped!

[Steve_PD]

Gutted  sounds like the turbo's gone, dont go to the dealers......£1100 brand new 
I'd try to get a second hand one from a breakers or ebay

[Rmachines]

 

If its the Variable vein thingy,   does that mean the turbo will carry on to work as normal (just slower) for a while?   If its going to run ok for now i will wait and see what hybrid goodies my next pay packet might bring... otherwise might just flog it back to the garage.

[Rhyso]

If its the Variable vein thingy,   does that mean the turbo will carry on to work as normal (just slower) for a while?   If its going to run ok for now i will wait and see what hybrid goodies my next pay packet might bring... otherwise might just flog it back to the garage.

all you're doing is delaying the inevtiable - what its currently doing is destroying the housing and the vanes

i'd get rid back to the garage 

[Rmachines]

I cant belive i have had a MK4 for 5 months and it already broken! 

the things only done 90,000 miles,  My mk3 TDI has just ticked over 180k and still on stock turbo   

[Rmachines]

Just before i atack my car...  Could it be the VNT actuator/pipes to it... ?

Ok i have managed to activate the VNT actuator now by sucking on the pipe... it moves but not as smooth as it should do,  So i took some advice and took it out for a real hard ragging!! Its now come to life again... It started pulling really hard so its better but its a bit laggy now, so its not perfect but it pulls hard once i hit 2.5k

I understand the actuator can be changed without a whole new turbo,  should i give that a go first?   I will change all the pipe work too as some of it is damaged, although nothing is leaking as i sucked into them all and no vac was lost.